Compliance & Risk
We partner with a wide range of clients, including international banking groups, high frequency trading firms, asset managers, hedge funds, private equity firms, consultancies, and other financial services institutions to manage their compliance, financial crime & risk management human capital requirements.
Our coverage spans the UK, US, mainland Europe and Asia, where we have access to an extensive international network of senior talent. We specialise in senior-level appointments, from Chief Compliance Officers, Heads of Financial Crime and their senior leaders to Heads of Risk and their management team.
Seniority Levels:
Chief Compliance Officer
Global Head of Compliance
Global Head of Financial Crime
Chief Risk Officer
MLRO/Deputy MLRO
Deputy Head of Compliance
Head of Compliance Advisory
Director, Financial Crime
AVP/VP/SVP Compliance / Financial Crime
Head of Operational Risk
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Matthew Simmons
Managing Director
Peter Jecks
Director, Compliance & Risk
Lewis Roman
Associate Director, Compliance & Financial Crime
Matthew Simmons
Managing Director
Matthew founded Simmons & Hanbury in 2018. He has advised on executive search and legal consultancy services for many global listed corporations over the last two decades. Prior to establishing Simmons & Hanbury, Matthew held various senior leadership positions, including head of legal practice and head of legal consulting practice at other global search firms. Over the course of his career he has developed an extensive network of cross-border candidates and clients within financial services.
Matthew has in-depth expertise within the financial services sector and has successfully completed search assignments for some of the most prestigious financial services firms in the world. This includes banks, investment funds, private equity houses and leading law firms. In addition, he has completed numerous assignments for corporations across a range of industries. He also leads several high-profile general counsel networking events.
Before moving into executive search, Matthew obtained a Master’s degree in Business Management & Marketing at the University of Westminster.
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Peter Jecks
Director, Compliance & Risk
Peter joined Simmons & Hanbury in 2021 to lead and grow the risk and compliance practice. He has specialised in this area for several years, completing numerous searches throughout Europe within banks, investment funds and private equity firms. He also works with consultancies, insurance businesses as well as commerce and industry firms.
Peter has experience of assisting a variety of organisations with senior searches across Risk and Compliance on both a permanent and interim basis, as well as heads of specific departments. He has held several networking events, partnering with top-tier law firms and consultancies providing content on specific regulatory topics.
Prior to joining Simmons & Hanbury, Peter worked within the Compliance & Risk teams for two leading governance search firms.
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Lewis Roman
Associate Director, Compliance & Financial Crime
Lewis joined Simmons & Hanbury in 2023 as an Associate Director to work in the Financial Crime & Compliance practice. He has specialised in this area for several years and has expertise across all sectors of financial services, successfully delivering on numerous searches across interim, mid-to-senior and heads of specific departments.
Lewis has experience of managing various large-scale projects for leading global financial institutions, more specifically high-volume KYC/AML remediation programmes across the UK. Prior to joining Simmons & Hanbury Lewis worked at a global recruitment business, specialising in the Financial Crime and Regulatory Compliance markets.
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